Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books : to which is Added Samson Agonistes, and Poems Upon Several Occasions, with A Tractate of Education |
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... Against the spiritual foe , and brought'ft him thence By proof the undoubted Son of God , infpire , As thou art wont , my prompted fong else mute , And bear through height or depth of nature's bounds With profperous wing full fumm'd to ...
... Against the spiritual foe , and brought'ft him thence By proof the undoubted Son of God , infpire , As thou art wont , my prompted fong else mute , And bear through height or depth of nature's bounds With profperous wing full fumm'd to ...
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... against mankind so well had thriv'd In Adam's overthrow , and led their march . From hell's deep - vaulted den to dwell in light , Regents and potentates , and kings , yea gods Of many a pleasant realm and province wide . So to the ...
... against mankind so well had thriv'd In Adam's overthrow , and led their march . From hell's deep - vaulted den to dwell in light , Regents and potentates , and kings , yea gods Of many a pleasant realm and province wide . So to the ...
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... virtue , though untry'd , Against what e'er may tempt , what e'er feduce , Allure , or terrifie , or undermine . Be fruftrate all ye stratagems of hell , And devilish machinations come to nought . So they in PARADISE Book I.
... virtue , though untry'd , Against what e'er may tempt , what e'er feduce , Allure , or terrifie , or undermine . Be fruftrate all ye stratagems of hell , And devilish machinations come to nought . So they in PARADISE Book I.
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... Against a winters day when winds blow keen , To warm him wet return'd from field at eve , He faw approach , who first with curious eye Perus'd him , then with words thus utter'd spake . Sir , what ill chance has brought thee to this ...
... Against a winters day when winds blow keen , To warm him wet return'd from field at eve , He faw approach , who first with curious eye Perus'd him , then with words thus utter'd spake . Sir , what ill chance has brought thee to this ...
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... against , that through my very foul A fword shall pierce , this is my favour'd lot , My exaltation to afflictions high ; Afflicted I may be , it seems , and bleft ; I will not argue that , nor will repine . But where delays he now ...
... against , that through my very foul A fword shall pierce , this is my favour'd lot , My exaltation to afflictions high ; Afflicted I may be , it seems , and bleft ; I will not argue that , nor will repine . But where delays he now ...
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affault againſt alſo angels aught behold beſt breaſt call'd captive cauſe Chor Ctesiphon Dagon darkneſs David's throne deeds earth eaſily elfe enemies fafe falſe fame father fear feaſt feat fecret feek feem felf fhall fhalt fhew fight firſt fome foon foul fpake ftill fuch fuffer fure Gath giv'n glory haſt hath heav'n higheſt himſelf honour houſe Ifrael Jephtha juft juſt king kingdom laſt leaſt lefs leſs light loft lords loſt may'ſt moſt muſt myſelf night offer'd Parthian paſt pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe reaſon reign reply'd reſt Samf Samfon Saviour ſeem ſerve ſhades ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhould ſmall ſome Son of God ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtrength ſtrong ſuch ſweet tempter thee thefe themſelves thence theſe thine things thirſt thofe thoſe thou art thought Timna uſe virtue weakneſs whofe whoſe wilderneſs wilt wiſdom worfe worſe